Best of Boston

The real magic of this J.P. shop is that it somehow manages to pack all the culinary essentials you’d expect at a larger kitchen supply store—bamboo salt boxes, Hario coffee accessories, and knives from Lamson and Global—into one pint-size space. It’s not just about the necessities, though: With sure-fire mood boosters like a quirky cat-shaped creamer or a whimsical set of patterned plates, there’s plenty of impulse-buy potential here, too.